Quotes from Vitor Belfort

I'm not retiring, because when you retire, you're still getting paid. I'm not getting paid, so I'm not retiring.

Training is what sacrifices. I see that in my body.

Life is about seasons, and I think you got to know the seasons.

Sometimes you fall down, but you have to pick yourself back up.

What I want is the belt. It doesn't matter who has it.

My heart is so peaceful.

I believe the reason why I fight in Brazil is because I sell a lot in Brazil.

People don't know what pain is until they suffer.

By the time I was 17 years old, I already had my black belt.

Everybody knows that people cheat, but I don't.

In the natural life, we eat, we drink water, we give birth, we pay taxes. In the spiritual life, we can only reach it by faith.

You're going to have to swallow Vitor Belfort. I'm going to reinvent myself and come back different every time.

The sweet feeling is knowing that nobody gave me anything for free.

Having three kids at home is sometimes like dealing with Democrats and Republicans when you're choosing a restaurant.

The way you treat life, life will treat you back. Make sure you're happy with whatever is going on in your life.

I've made mistakes but the beauty of life is that each regret builds character and makes us a better person

I am very loyal to my principles.

We don't have any kind of sponsors. The players invest themselves. They need money. They need resources... That's why, in sports and teams, they have sponsors - in soccer, in the NFL. Everyone has sponsors who invest and help to pay daily expenses.

I'm a proper man.

I started very young... I learned my martial arts first in the street. There were always fights. That's the culture in Brazil.

Training for five-round fights is too much for the body.

I work for the UFC, and whoever they say I fight, I will.

Fighters can fight into their 50s. Why not?

I want to create a better environment for the kids who look up to me. I want them to know I'm not a perfect man, but I am a man who is willing to pay the price to do what is right. That's who I am.